The United States applauds the move by the UN General Assembly to suspend Libya’s membership rights in the Human Rights Council in Geneva. We continue to demand an immediate halt to the violence perpetrated by the Qadhafi government against its own citizens. The General Assembly today has made it clear that governments that turn their […]
Fifty years ago a pilot program called the Peace Corps started with President Kennedy’s signature, led by Sargent Shriver and fueled by the compassion and generosity of the American people. Today this is the foundation of a public service movement that represents the best the United States has to offer. More than 8,600 Peace Corps […]
PELLA — Central College’s second Notes @ Noon concert of the semester will feature three music faculty, with trombonist Matt Driscoll, adjunct instructor of music; Dennis Pedde, adjunct instructor of music, on trumpet; and Patrice Ewoldt, visiting assistant professor of music, accompanying on piano. The concert is Friday, March 4, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall starting […]
Tucson, Ariz.–The Penn softball team expected to score a lot of runs this season, but its hot start on spring break has probably still come as a bit of a surprise as the Lady Statesmen won their first four games Sunday and Monday. #30 Penn (5-2) opened the week Sunday by pounding Rochester Tech (N.Y.) […]
PELLA—Central College football all-America honoree Shane Wong (senior, Pleasant Hill, Southeast Polk HS) has been named the male athlete of the year in the Central Iowa Sports Awards. The Des Moines Area Sports Commission, part of the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureaus, recognized performances in 11 categories at an awards banquet Sunday night […]
Penn Women Denied Nationals Berth, Finish Regular Season 31st Oskaloosa–A memorable campaign that put the Lady Statesmen basketball program back on the map was not enough to yield valuable national votes as the 11th and final NAIA Division II poll was released today. Penn (23-10, 12-4 MCC) advanced to Monday’s Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament Finals, […]
October 25, 1922 – March 01, 2011 Grinnell, Iowa Visitation: 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 04, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 05, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell Memorials: Iona Hudnutt Memorial Fund, PO Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112. Iona was born on October […]
October 04, 1947 – March 01, 2011 Grinnell, Iowa A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Duane was born on October 4, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa to Leo and Iris Shepley Stier. He graduated from Newton High School and attended some college while serving with the Navy. He served […]
Oskaloosa. Glen Fisher, 87, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011, (his 87th birthday) at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born March 1, 1924, north of Keswick, Iowa, the son of George C. and Jeannie Belle Moore Fisher. On August 13, 1944, he was united in marriage to Pauline W. Visser in […]
The old saying of “In Like a Lion out Like a Lamb” will be tested this year. March started off by being a much needed break from the continued onslaught that ‘Old Man Winter’ has been dishing out to Mahaska County and her residents. According to the Osky News thermometer it hit 46 degrees today […]
